Bakken
Bakken is a farm in Karmøy, Rogaland, Western Norway. Bakken is situated nearby to the hamlet Mykje, as well as near the village Vormedal.Places of Interest
Highlights include Oasen and Norheim Church.
Oasen
Shopping center
Photo: Dageinar.solberg, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Oasen Storsenter is a shopping centre in Norheim in Karmøy Municipality, Norway. In 2014 it had a turnover of 688 million Norwegian kroner. It has 65 stores in 33,000 m2 of building space. In addition to this there are 28 services within health and well-being. Oasen is situated 3½ km northwest of Bakken.
Norheim Church
Church
Photo: Vinguru, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Norheim Church is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Karmøy Municipality in Rogaland county, Norway. It is located in the village of Norheim, just south of the town of Haugesund. Norheim Church is situated 3½ km northwest of Bakken.
Avaldsnes Church
Church
Photo: Henry Leirvoll, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Avaldsnes Church is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Karmøy Municipality in Rogaland county, Norway. It is located in the village of Avaldsnes on the northern part of the island of Karmøy. Avaldsnes Church is situated 3½ km west of Bakken.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Norheim and Avaldsnes.
Norheim
Village
Photo: Btd, CC BY-SA 2.5.
Norheim is a village in Karmøy Municipality in Rogaland county, Norway. The village is located along the Karmsundet strait immediately south of the town of Haugesund, just over the municipal border inside Karmøy Municipality. Norheim is situated 3½ km northwest of Bakken.
Avaldsnes
Village
Photo: Johan Christian Dahl, Public domain.
Avaldsnes is a village in Karmøy Municipality in Rogaland county, Norway. The village is located on the northeastern part of the island of Karmøy, along the Karmsundet strait, just south of the town of Haugesund. Avaldsnes is situated 4½ km west of Bakken.
Haugesund
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Haugesund is a city in the county of Rogaland, in the West Norway region of Norway. The town offers a much wider range of goods and services than might be expected from a city of its size, due to its position as the definite centre of its relatively populous region.
Bakken
- Type: Farm
- Also known as: “Bekken”
- Categories: locality and agriculture
- Location: Karmøy, Rogaland, Western Norway, Norway, Nordic countries, Europe
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Latitude
59.35701° or 59° 21′ 25″ northLongitude
5.35659° or 5° 21′ 24″ eastElevation
31 metres (102 feet)Open location code
9FF79944+RJOpenStreetMap ID
node 9996585016OpenStreetMap feature
place=farmGeoNames ID
9486678
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In Other Languages
“Bakken” goes by many names.
- Norwegian: “Bakken”
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